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Having an article of disguise without a lawful excuse is illegal. (Vagrancy Act 1966)

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2 Responses to “Having an article of disguise without a lawful excuse is illegal. (Vagrancy Act 1966)”

Comment from Matt
Time August 2, 2011 at 8:08 am

hahaha. I saw that law in action the other day. Some guy in the city (Perth) got arrested for walking along the street dressed as darth vader.

The wording of this law though is a bit ambiguous. Does ‘article of disguise’ also include all those people who choose to wear army camaflage?

Comment from Christine
Time February 8, 2012 at 3:24 am

Wait…what? Um, what about a costume party O_o (I live in aus)

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